{"id":10647,"date":"2026-05-19T13:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10647"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:55:26","slug":"chelsea-consider-ambitious-move-to-re-sign-player-they-sold-for-35m-less-than-2-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10647","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Consider &#8216;Ambitious Move&#8217; To Re-Sign Player They Sold For \u00a335M Less Than 2 Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea are weighing up whether to bring Lewis Hall back to Stamford Bridge, according to reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Writing in an exclusive on his Substack, journalist Simon Phillips says an \u201cambitious move\u201d for the Newcastle United defender is under consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Hall was initially loaned out by the Blues to the Magpies in the summer of 2023, but the deal included an obligation to buy the following summer, which was worth up to \u00a335m (including add-ons).<\/p>\n<p>Over the last couple of years at St James\u2019 Park, he has blossomed into one of England\u2019s best left-backs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/chelseanews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?230424-120159\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on Chelsea News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Cucurella\u2019s future at Chelsea is in doubt<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"0fab81ce12e48a0794275e1d82449fb1\" image-id=\"1077551351\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>The interest in Hall appears to be related to question marks over Marc Cucurella\u2019s contract extension. The Spanish international has two years remaining on his current deal, but the Blues would like to tie him down for longer.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, there has been no breakthrough in talks, and his remarks during the last international break, where he hinted that he would be open to returning to Barcelona, may indicate he is on his way out of the club this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reports<\/strong> in the Spanish media suggest that Cucurella could be on the market for around \u20ac50m (\u00a343m), with Barca keen on recruiting the fullback and his teammate Joao Pedro.<\/p>\n<p>Buy a classic 1978 Chelsea replica shirt from Fanatics here<\/p>\n<h2>Hall has other suitors<\/h2>\n<p>Arsenal and Manchester United are also said to be keen on the England international, but Newcastle won\u2019t allow the player to leave on the cheap.<\/p>\n<p>It has been claimed that Eddie Howe\u2019s side could demand double what they paid for the player, with an asking price of around \u00a370m.<\/p>\n<p>That would make him a more expensive purchase than Cucurella, who made the move to Stamford Bridge from Brighton for \u00a362m before the start of the 2022\/23 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more about the Chelsea First Team Squad for 2025\/26 here<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article contains affiliate links. 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